Understanding how AI credits work and how they are used.
AI credits are used when you interact with AI features on the platform whether it's creating an app in the editor or using AI features in your apps after they're built.
Understanding who consumes AI credits is crucial when building and sharing apps. The platform is designed so that each user manages their own AI credit usage.
When you share an app with others, their AI usage counts towards their own monthly credit limit, not yours. This means you can share apps freely without worrying about other people's usage depleting your credit balance.
When you use AI features in an app built by a creator, a small portion of your credits goes directly to them as a creator reward. Most of your credits cover the underlying AI compute and the creator portion is a modest premium on top of that.
Think of it this way: you're not just paying for raw AI compute, you're also supporting the person who packaged that AI into something genuinely useful for you. You get a well-crafted tool and they get rewarded for building it. The creator never sees your data, and the reward is automatic with every interaction.
Here's a detailed breakdown of each operation that uses AI credits and how much each one costs:
| Operation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Editor Chat (Fast mode) Examples: Building apps, Modifying app features, Fixing bugs | Conversing with AI to create or modify your apps (effort-based) powered by fast and efficient models | ~40-400 credits |
Editor Chat (Expert mode) Examples: Building apps, Modifying app features, Fixing bugs | Conversing with AI to create or modify your apps (effort-based) powered by advanced and powerful models | ~100-1000 credits |
Standard AI Requests Examples: Generating text, Answering questions, Content suggestions | AI interactions and responses within your apps (token-based pricing) powered by standard models | ~2-10 credits |
Advanced AI Requests Examples: Generating text, Answering questions, Content suggestions | AI interactions and responses within your apps using advanced AI (token-based pricing) powered by advanced models | ~10-40 credits |
AI Requests with Web Search Examples: Current event queries, Real-time data lookup, Web-enhanced responses | AI requests that include real-time web search capabilities | +15 credits |
Web Content Extraction Examples: Scraping articles, Getting page content | Extract content from web pages | 8 credits |
Standard Image Generation Examples: Create illustrations, Generate artwork | Generate images using AI (per image + input tokens) | ~50 credits |
Advanced Image Generation Examples: Create illustrations, Generate artwork | Generate images using AI (per image + input tokens) | ~150 credits |
Standard Video Generation Examples: Create videos, Generate videos | Generate videos using AI (per second + input tokens) | ~200 credits |
Advanced Video Generation Examples: Create videos, Generate videos | Generate videos using AI (per second + input tokens) | ~500 credits |
Text-to-Speech Examples: Voice narration, Audio content | Convert text to spoken audio (based on text length) | ~10-80 credits |
Keep track of your AI credit usage in your account settings. You'll see how many AI credits you've used this month and which operations are consuming the most AI credits.
Different AI features consume credits at different rates. Review the operation costs above so you can choose lower-cost workflows when they fit your use case and reserve heavier AI operations for the moments they add the most value.
Design your apps to be AI credit-efficient by minimizing unnecessary AI calls. Consider caching results where appropriate to reduce repeated operations.
If you run out of AI credits, your apps continue to work normally but AI features will be temporarily unavailable until your AI credits reset, you upgrade your plan, or you purchase a credit pack.
Need more AI credits? The Super plan includes 10x more AI credits per month. It's perfect for users who want to build and use multiple AI-powered apps and access advanced AI. You can also purchase a credit pack to boost your balance.